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(43) Date of publication: 16.10.2019 Bulletin 2019/42 (21) Application number: 17880405.0 (22) Date of filing: 29.11.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01H 5/00(2018.01) A01N 63/02(2006.01) C12N 5/10(2006.01) A01H 5/10(2018.01) C07K 14/325(2006.01) C12N 15/32(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/063722 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/111553 (21.06.2018 Gazette 2018/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 12.12.2016 US 201662432909 P (71) Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG 4058 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventor: CHAE, Hyunsook S. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 (US) (74) Representative: SYNGENTA IP  B4-08.152 Rosentalstrasse 67 4058 Basel 4058 Basel (CH)